Thank You For Smoking: Analysis Essay
Thank You For Smoking, directed by Jason Reitman, is a society-perplexing story for the ever-apparent reason that different aspects of society will view lobbyist and main character Nick Naylor from various moral perspectives. Working and advocating for big tobacco will likely land you in hot water with at least half of the population. As aching it probably is being in such a situation, it sings gold to those looking to delve deeper into a controversial matter and gives the opportunity to comprehend the motives of people that many of us regularly wouldn’t. At the end of the day we are just looking to put bread on the table and such tradition has been a staple of life since well, forever. Fulfilling the …show more content…
Is the manager of McDonalds inhumane for insisting on their customer buying a bigger size of meal while knowing the effects of the food? Is the owner of your local car dealership morally incorrect for selling cars to people when motor vehicle accidents are the 4th leading cause of death in America? I didn’t see Senator Finnistre looking to put skull and crossbones on happy meals or Priuses but, there is one thing that they all accompany and that is the intent to continue their life and family 's life through business or as Naylor said "to pay the mortgage." In such a remorseless world where there are no hand-outs in light of failure, it is imperative to bring home revenue, otherwise you will find yourself homeless on the …show more content…
Well, in a world where you must do what it takes to provide a good life for yourself and those around you, the occupation of an individual just can not be the deciding factor in figuring out if a person is of a high or poor moral code. Naylor did carry himself with the demeanor of a typical Washington lobbyist however the intent is often kept behind closed doors. An application to the real world would be the disribution of drugs in low-income communities. It is not in the best interest of drug dealers to poison the streets but without money you have nothing. Best articulated by Nick himself in saying "My job requires a certain... moral flexibility." Some don’t have the abilities to do anything else while in many areas the jobs are simply not available for countless reasons but at the end of the day these people see it most fit for them to sell drugs in order to keep themselves and their families heads above water. Otherwise they will perish on the
Thank You For Smoking, directed by Jason Reitman, is a society-perplexing story for the ever-apparent reason that different aspects of society will view lobbyist and main character Nick Naylor from various moral perspectives. Working and advocating for big tobacco will likely land you in hot water with at least half of the population. As aching it probably is being in such a situation, it sings gold to those looking to delve deeper into a controversial matter and gives the opportunity to comprehend the motives of people that many of us regularly wouldn’t. At the end of the day we are just looking to put bread on the table and such tradition has been a staple of life since well, forever. Fulfilling the …show more content…
Is the manager of McDonalds inhumane for insisting on their customer buying a bigger size of meal while knowing the effects of the food? Is the owner of your local car dealership morally incorrect for selling cars to people when motor vehicle accidents are the 4th leading cause of death in America? I didn’t see Senator Finnistre looking to put skull and crossbones on happy meals or Priuses but, there is one thing that they all accompany and that is the intent to continue their life and family 's life through business or as Naylor said "to pay the mortgage." In such a remorseless world where there are no hand-outs in light of failure, it is imperative to bring home revenue, otherwise you will find yourself homeless on the …show more content…
Well, in a world where you must do what it takes to provide a good life for yourself and those around you, the occupation of an individual just can not be the deciding factor in figuring out if a person is of a high or poor moral code. Naylor did carry himself with the demeanor of a typical Washington lobbyist however the intent is often kept behind closed doors. An application to the real world would be the disribution of drugs in low-income communities. It is not in the best interest of drug dealers to poison the streets but without money you have nothing. Best articulated by Nick himself in saying "My job requires a certain... moral flexibility." Some don’t have the abilities to do anything else while in many areas the jobs are simply not available for countless reasons but at the end of the day these people see it most fit for them to sell drugs in order to keep themselves and their families heads above water. Otherwise they will perish on the